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Young AES Learners
A2
AES American English
My name is: ...................................................................................................................................
AES
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School
PLANNING SHEET FOR A2
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
LISTENING ACTIVITY
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
READING (A horse )
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
LISTENING ACTIVITY
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
READING (The rain in the jungle
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
ORAL PRACTICE
LISTENING ACTIVITY
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
VOCABULARY EXERCISE
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
READING ACTIVITY
ORAL PRACTICE
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
ORAL PRACTICE
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
READING ACTIVITY
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
LISTENING ACTIVITY
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
READING & WRITING
ORAL PRACTICE
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CLASS
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
1. WHERE ARE THEY?
2. WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
Look at the picture and tell a story about one boy or a girl.
E.g. There is Katherine. She is behind the tree. She is paying hide and seek
with her friends. Today she is wearing a purple blouse and she has a
ponytail.
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LISTENING ACTIVITY
PART 1
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
Alice Tom Kim Matt
Nick Grace Bill
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PART 2
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.
There are two examples.
What is the girl´s name?
PAT
How old is she?
9
How many cousins has Pat got?
What is the name of Pat´s favorite game?
Which beach does Pat like to go to?
How many book has Pat got?
What is the teacher´s name?
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PART 3
Listen and tick ( ) the box. There is one example.
Where is Lucy now?
Who is Dad talking to on the phone?
What is the crocodile doing?
A
B
C
A
B
C
A
B
C
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Where are Hugo’s pens?
Which boy is Sam?
Which is the girl’s favourite picture?
A
B
C
A
B
C
A
B
C
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PART 4
Listen and color. There is one example.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Look and read. Put a tick (0) or a cross () in the box. There
are two examples.
This is a bus (0)
These are snakes (x)
This is a map_____
This is an ear ______
These are coconuts____
This is a sofa_____
Look and read. Write yes or no.
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Examples
The boys are wearing blue shorts.
yes
……………………………
Two cows are looking at the sun.
no
……………………………
Questions
1
The children are fishing in the sea.
……………………………
2
There’s an old boot in the water.
……………………………
3
You can see three fish in the picture.
……………………………
4
The child with black hair is sitting down.
……………………………
5
There’s a green frog on the bag.
……………………………
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Example
DESK
k
s
d
e
__________________
p
p r
a e
_________________
u
r
r e
l
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_________________
r
s
r
e
a
e
_________________
c
l n
e
p i
_________________
Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word
next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
A horse
Horses are beautiful animals.
The one in the picture has four
long ............ , two big (1) ............
and a long face. It has a brown
(2) ............ on its body too. Lots
of (3) ............ enjoy riding
horses. Some families have a
horse for a pet. At the end of the
(4) ............, they clean their
horse and give it (5) ............ and
water. Horses like eating apples
and carrots!
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Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write
one-word answers.
Examples
What are the children doing? ……………………..running
Where is the bird? …………………………..in a tree
What is the father doing? ............... ____________________
Who is pointing?
The ___________
What does the bird have
In its mouth?
The ________________
What´s the father doing?
___________________
How many birds are
there now?
__________________
What are the birds
doing?
Legs people food balloon
Eyes door day tail
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__________________
Do you see birds around your house? ………………….
What color are they? ……………………….
When do you see them?......................
CLASS
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
Let´s find these animals…
frog
bird
lizard
monkey
horse
chicken
snakes
spider
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tiger
cow
sheep
giraffe
Oral practice
Why is the girl scare?
What is the boy pointing at?
Where is the red snake?
How many cheeps do you
see?
Point at the
following animals.
Lions
Elephants
Mice
Hippo
Dog
Crocodile
Goat
Duck
What other
animals do you
know?
LISTENING ACTIVITY
PART 1
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
Mark Clare Peter Jane
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Fred
Daisy
Vicky
Part 2
Listen and write. There is one example.
Grandma´s work
Worked at:
……………………….
City Hospital
Had to
wash:……………………..
The __________ in the
morning
Number of work days every
week:
………………………………
_________________________
At work, Grandma had:
………
Lots of _________________
The hospital was for:
………….
_________________ only
Part 3
Mrs First is telling Paul about the people in her family. What is
each person doing now?
Listen and write a letter in each box. There is one example
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Her son ( B )
Her uncle ( )
Her daughter ( )
Her cousin ( )
H
her brother ( )
Her sister ( )
A B C D
E F G H
PART 4
Listen and check ( ) . There is one example.
Which is Charlie’s favorite animal? Which man is the girl´s teacher?
What did Sally lose? What does Hugo want to eat?
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Where is Jill? What must Ben´s father buy?
Part 5
Listen and color and write. There is one example.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on
the lines. There is one example.
A balcony
A Kangaroo
A swimsuit
A helmet
Elevator
A panda
stairs
A dolphin
Example
This animal has very strong legs and hops from
place to place.
A kangaroo
You can put chairs and tables on this and sit
outside.
This is black and white and lives in the mountains.
You put this on your head and then ride your bike.
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You can walk up and down these inside a house.
This animal swims and sometimes jumps above the
waves
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Example
Fred: Do you like shopping Julia?
Julia: A OK, here you are.
B Yes, it’s all right.
C My mum went shopping.
JULIA FRED
Which is your favorite shop?
A. That’s my favorite sport
B. How about doing some sport?
C. I like the sports shop.
Does your sister like sport?
A. I don’t know!
B. What’s the matter?
C. So do I!
What are your sister’s hobbies?
A. She is drawing.
B. She loves drawing.
C. She has got my drawings.
How about buying your sister a book
about drawing?
A. I don’t want it.
B. You buy them every day.
C. That’s a good idea.
Look! There’s a bookshop. You can get a
book there.
A. I choose this bookshop.
B. Brilliant! Let’s go inside
C. Yes, we can see it.
Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the
correct word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
Lucy and Matt’s mum is a doctor. The children and their dad were at home
last phoned.
Monday evening when Mum ………………………… . She said, ‘I have to do
some more work here at the (1) ………………………… . Ask Dad to make your
dinner.’
‘Oh no!’ said Matt. ‘Dad can’t (2) ………………………… !’
The family looked for some food in the kitchen cupboards. They found
some
onions, potatoes and carrots. ‘What can we make with these?’ asked Matt.
‘I’m very (3) ………………………… !’ Then Lucy said, ‘I know! We can make soup.’
Matt
was not happy. He said, ‘I don’t like soup. I want pasta and meatballs!’
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‘Sorry, Matt,’ Dad said. ‘We haven’t got any pasta or meatballs. We only
have these (4) ………………………… to eat for dinner.’
Lucy and Dad made the soup. Then the three of them sat down and started
eating.
Lucy asked Matt, ‘So, what do you think?’ ‘It’s fantastic! I love it!’ Matt
answered.
‘Can I have another (5) ………………………… of soup, please?’ And they all
laughed.
PHONED
HUNGRY
HOSPITAL
VEGETABLES
CRY
AFRAID
CUPS
COOK
BOWL
READING
The rain in the jungle
Look at the pictures and read the story. Write some words to
complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3
words.
Last weekend, Vicky and Tom said to their friend Daisy, ‘Would you like to go for a
walk in the jungle?’ Daisy said, ‘I need to take some photos for homework. I can do that
there.’ Vicky’s mum said, ‘Take coats with you.’ The children laughed and said, ‘It’s hot
and sunny. We don’t need coats!’ When the children got to the jungle, they saw lots of
monkeys in the trees.
Vicky and Tom wanted to walk in the jungle last ….weekend….. with their
friend Daisy.
For her homework, Daisy had to … take some photos….
Mum wanted Tom, Vicky and Daisy to …………………………… with them.
The weather was ………………………… before the walk in the jungle.
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Tom took pictures of
some beautiful plants
which had red flowers on
them. Then Daisy pointed
and said, ‘Look at those
black clouds!’ Then it
started raining.
‘The camera! Put it in your bag!’ said Vicky to Tom. ‘OK,’ said Tom. Tom got some
very big leaves and they held them above their heads. The monkeys came and sat
with them. It rained and rained, but the leaves were really big and the children and
monkeys didn’t get wet. Daisy took more photos.
Daisy pointed at some ……………………………… in the sky.
Tom put ……………………………… in his bag because it started raining.
When it rained the children and the monkeys sat under some
……………………………… and they didn’t get wet.
The children waited for the
rain to stop and they ate
their sandwiches. When it
was sunny again, the
children ran back home.
Mum looked at their clothes
and was surprised. ‘Didn’t it
rain in the jungle?’ she
asked. ‘Yes,’ they said.
But we found some leaves and we didn’t need coats.’ And they showed Mum their
photos.
The children had their lunch and then went ………………………………
when it stopped raining.
Vicky and Tom’s mother was ……………………………… because their
clothes weren’t wet.
Read & write.
‘
Examples:
The man is carrying a
BOX
Of oranges.
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What does the girl have?
She´s got an ice
cream
What the man with the beard
dong?
____________________________
Who is the car?
____________________________
The woman with the baby has
_____________round her neck.
One person is ____________ a
motorbike.
Now write two sentences about the picture.
CLASS
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
Where are they and what are they doing? ______________________________________
FIND THESE ARTICLES….. What are you wearing today?
Purple glasses
Black hat
Blue jacket
Pink handbag
White skirt
Green socks
watch
Blue pants
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dress
Red T-shirt
tie
shoes
Describe the differences between the two pictures.
ORAL PRACTICE:
1
2
3
4
Example:
1. They are fruits. You can eat fruits. You can´t eat a book. You read books.
LISTENING ACTIVITY:
PART 1 David
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Sophia
Emma
Jack
William
Daisy
Oliver
PART 2
Listen and write. There is one example.
About a:
House
1
Address:
12______________________Street
2
It´s near the:
3
Smaller bathroom is:
4
Garden has:
A
5
There´s a music room in:
PART 3
Which picture did each person paint?
Listen and write a letter in each box. There is one example.
Mrs Hill ( )
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Mr Green ( )
Mr. Bridges ( )
Mrs Cook ( )
Mrs West ( )
Miss Richards( )
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A B C D
E F G H
PART 4
Listen and tick ( ) the box. There is one example.
What is Frank doing?
Which shirt does Frank want to take on holiday?
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Where are the tickets?
What time do they have to arrive at the airport?
Who is going to look after their pets?
Where are they going to have lunch?
PART 5
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VOCABULARY EXERCISE
Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the
lines.
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Some people write in this at the end of every day.
1 These are dark cold places inside mountains,
and sometimes bats live in them.
2 A driver takes people who are very ill to see
doctors in hospital in this.
3 If you can’t spell a word, you can look for the
meanings and spellings of different words in this.
4 This person carries meals on plates to people
in restaurants.
5 This is a very dry place where there is usually
sand on the ground.
6 If you go for a walk in these, you see some
trees and perhaps birds, too.
7 You go and see this person if you have a hole
in your tooth.
8 This is something you write on and send to a
friend when you are on holiday.
9 This is a kind of road where you can travel
very quickly from city to city.
10 You find this round and black thing on the
wheels of cars and motorbikes.
WORD BANCK
Calendar /
a desert / a businessman /
a diary/
caves / Ocean / tyre / engine / a waiter /
a dentist
motorway /
a dictionary /
woods /
an ambulance /
a postcard
A diary
__________
CONVERSATION
Read the conversation and choose the best answer.
Michael is talking to Sally. What does Sally say?
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Read the conversation and choose the best answer.
Write a letter (A–H) for each answer. You do not need to use all the
letters.
MICHAEL SALLY
Hello Sally. Why weren’t you at
school yesterday?
What was the matter? Did you have
a sore head?
I hate being ill.
In our English lesson, we had to
answer some questions about a
story.
I can come to your house after school if
you like.
Have you got any games that we
can play?
So do I! It’s horrible!
Hello Michael, I was feeling sick
so I stayed in bed.
Yes, they have. Thank you very
much.
Did you? I just watched TV all
day.
No. I had a terrible cold but it´s
better now.
A few, I hope you´ll enjoy them.
Would you like to play it soon?
This afternoon? Ok! I could
show you my new computer
then too!
READING ACTIVITY
Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1–5.
decided
piece
felt
air
bridge
built
sure
ready
key
nicer
David’s parents …………………………decided to move to a new
house. But David didn’t want to live in another town and he
(1) ………………………… sad about leaving all his friends.
Last Tuesday, David’s family drove to their new house. David was
unhappy.
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He just sat quietly and looked out of the window.
When they arrived at the house, David’s dad gave him a
(2) ………………………… . ‘Go and open the front door with this,
David,’ he said. ‘Mum and I will bring in some of the boxes.’
David went inside. The house was much (3) ………………………… than
their old one and from a window upstairs he could see some boys
in a park.
He could see a forest too and a (4) ………………………… across a river.
‘I can play football in that park and go for great walks in
that forest, and perhaps I can fish in that river,’ he thought.
There was no park, forest or river near his old house.
David began to smile. ‘I’m (5) ………………………… I’m going to be
happy here!’
CHOOSE THE BEST NAME FOR THE STORY
o David’s dad gets a new job
o David’s first day in his new school
o A new home for David
Read the diary and write the missing words. Write one word
on each line.
Friday
Today …………was………………… very interesting.
Peter Face, the famous actor, came to talk to us
…………………………… our school!
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Peter is in some great television programmers. Mum
and I always like …………………………… him on TV.
He has …………………………… an actor since he was about
17. He talked about his new film, ‘Pirate Gold’, too. It will
be in cinemas …………………………… month.
He was very friendly. When he left, he gave our teacher
three DVDs of his films …………………………… our teacher
is going to show in film club.
Look at the three pictures. Write about this story.
Write in your notebook 20 or more words.
ORAL PRACTICE
The teacher makes a series of statements about the picture and the child has to
respond by making statements showing the different, e.g. (examiner) ‘In this
picture, the helicopter’s on the left.’ (child) ‘In this picture, it’s on the right.’
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“Grandma´s busy day”
Paul is going to spend the day with Grandma. Paul’s mum is saying, “Be good and
don’t make Grandma tired!”’ The teacher then asks students to continue telling
the story.
CLASS
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
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Can you point out the following vocabulary in the picture?
bathroom
window
Dining room
box
Clock
kitchen
bed
bedroom
bookcase
bath
mirror
garden
fish
rug
Living room
armchair
lamp
painting
Roof
Ceiling
What are the people doing?
1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
SPEAKING ACTIVITY
Anna asks her friends what they would like for their lunch. Look at
the pictures and talk about them.
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What would you like for your lunch, Alex?
I would like some bread
What would you like for lunch?
I would like ______________________________________
Read the sentences. Write ( AND, BUT, OR) on the line.
There is one example
I like fish ____AND____ chips.
1. I like rice _______________ chicken.
2. I like apples_____________ I don’t like oranges.
3. Would you like orange juice ______________ would you like
lemonade?
4. You can have cake ________________ you can’t have sweets.
5. I like milk. I drink it at breakfast, at lunch ____________ at dinner!
(At the doctor’s)
earache
Stomach-ache
headache
Hospital
Nurse
Doctor
Example
Go to see this person when you’re not well. _____Doctor____
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1. When your ear hurts you might have this.
2. When you get hurt you can go here
3. When your head hurts you might have this
4. This person can help you when you’re not
well
5. Do not eat bad food because you might get
this
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
What does Doctor Peter look like?
Read the text. Look at the pictures. Write the correct words on the
lines. Then draw a picture of Doctor Peter. There is one example.
Doctor Peter is not ____fat____ or
(1) __________. His blonde hair is
(2) ____________ not
(3)________. He has a (4)
__________ but no (5).
Activity
What’s the matter? Tell the nurse which part of your body hurts.
What´s the__________?
My__ARM______hurts.
My_________
hurts.
My_________hurts.
My_________hurts.
My_________hurts.
My_________hurts.
Test your knowledge
Example
1
2
3
4
5
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Sally: Are you thirsty?
Paul: A Yes, it’s a nice day.
Yes, I am.
C I went yesterday.
1.
Sally: There’s a café in the town square.
Paul: A There’s the bus stop.
B
It’s a big red bus.
C
Let’s have a drink.
2.
Sally: Shall we sit outside?
Paul: A Yes, it’s a sunny day.
B
In the library.
C
Next to the supermarket.
3.
Sally: What would you like to drink?
Paul: A I like your sweater.
B
I think I’ll have a coffee.
C
I don’t like playing football.
4.
Sally: Me too. Are you hungry?
Paul: A I am 10 years old.
B
Next year.
C
No. I had a big breakfast.
5.
Sally: Only the coffee then?
Paul: A That’s right.
B
Not today, thank you.
C No, I do not.
What did you do yesterday? Choose the correct word and write it on the line.
I ____ a bus to the town
catch
caught
catching
I_____ to the shopping center
go
been
Went
I_____ at the sports center
skate
skated
Skating
I _____ an ice cream
bought
buying
buy
I _____ a lot.
laughing
laugh
laughed
I _____ about my homework
Think
thought
thinking
Read the story. Choose a word from the wordbank.
It was a _______ day and the town (1) _____________ was very busy. The
(2)___________ was in town and everyone wanted to buy something. Fred
B
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and his mother were (3) _______ in the town square. Fred was carrying a
box. “ What´s in the box?” Fred asked his mother. ´Let´s sit on that
(4) __________ ´ said Fred´s mother, ánd then you can open the box.´
Fred said. This is exciting. He opened the box and inside was a toy
(5) ___________ ´I bought it in the market´. Said Fred´s mother. It´s for
you. Fred was very surprised and very happy.
SUNNY
MARKET
PLANE
WALKING
SEAT
CENTER
Now choose the best name for the story:
The market Fred´s present the toy shop
Read the sentences. Put (ly) at the end of the bold words.
Write the correct words on the lines.
That´s a bad kick.
He is kicking BADLY
Be careful
Do your work _______________
That´s too loud
You´re talking___________
Be quick!
Please complete your
work_______
Quiet talking only.
Everyone should talk
___________
You´re slow.
You´re working very
___________
What does the teacher say? Write the correct words on the lines.
´Excuse me, ‘said the teacher, but there´s a lot of noise
because everyone is talking too _________________
please, children, talk _____________ and complete your
work _______________. It´s better not to work too
____________________ because you can make mistakes
but don’t work to __________________ thank you.
CLASS
LET´S TALK ABOUT THE PICTURE
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Tell the teacher what you see people doing.
“I see a man walking to the bank. He is going to withdraw some money.”
LISTENING ACTIVITY. PART 1
sally
Ben
Nick
Kim
Jane
Paul
Mary
PART 2
Going to the zoo
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Going to zoo today by:
train
Name of zoo:
___________
Number of different kinds of animals:
___________
Can give food to:
___________
Animal food in store next to:
___________
Food on train:
_______and lemonade
PART 3
Mrs Castle is telling Sally, about the people in her family and about
their different hobbies. Which is each person’s favorite hobby?
Her parents
Her uncle
Her son
Her cousin
Her brother
Her daughter
PART 4
Listen and tick the box.
What is the DVD
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
H
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About?
Who is Vicky´s piano
Teacher?
What clothes does
Nick want to wear
At school today?
Where did Peter find
The shell?
What is Daisy doing
Now?
What sport did Anna
Get a cup for?
PART 5
Listen and color and write.
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READING & WRITING
Read the text and choose the best answer.
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Paul: What did you do last night, Daisy?
Daisy: A. I watched television.
B. I´m watching television.
C. I don´t watch television.
Paul: Did you see the film about pirates?
Daisy: A. Yes, so do I.
B. Yes, it was great.
C. Yes, that’s him.
Paul:
Which was your favorite pirate in the film?
Daisy: A. I liked it best.
B. She was a pirate.
C. Ben Bluebeard.
Paul:
Was he the one with long, curly hair?
Daisy: A.
No, he hasn’t.
B. Yes, that’s right.
C. He’s got one.
Paul:
I like films which are funny.
Daisy: A.
Me too.
B. It’s all right.
C. Do they?
Paul: How about going to see ‘Treasure Train’ at the
Cinema? That’s very funny.
Daisy: A. It’s nice.
B. What a good idea!
D. Fine, thank you.
Paul: Let´s ask Fred to go with us.
Daisy: A. Ok, we can phone him.
B. Ok, that´s Fred´s.
C. Ok, he can ask us.
Look at the pictures and read the story. Write some words to complete the
sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Daisy at the farm
Daisy’s family lived in a flat in the
city, but every weekend they
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drove to the countryside to see
Daisy’s grandparents. They lived
on a farm.
In the car, last Saturday, the
family talked about the farm.
‘It’s so quiet there!’ Daisy’s Mum
said.
‘I like working outside!’ her father said.
‘I love helping Grandpa with all the animals,’ Daisy said. ‘Look! Here we
are!’
Examples
Daisy’s home was in _________the city______
Daisy’s family went to the ______countryside____
by car every
1. Daisy’s mother liked the farm because it was a ........................... place.
2. Daisy enjoyed working with ................................. on the farm
They were surprised when they saw
six noisy trucks on the farm. And
when they got out of the car, it
started to rain. It was cold, too.
‘Oh dear!’ Daisy’s mum said. ‘It’s
very noisy here, today.’ ‘And I
can’t work outside in this rain,’
Daisy’s father said.
‘Well, you two can sit and have tea with Grandma,’ said Daisy. ‘But I
have to help Grandpa with the cows and sheep!’
3. There were some ................................. outside the house when
they drove into the farm.
4. Daisy’s dad didn’t want to ................................. in the wet
weather.
5.
Daisy told ................................. to go and have tea with her
grandmother.
Daisy worked all afternoon in the
cold, wet weather. She gave the
cows their dry grass, washed some
sheep and carried vegetables.
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After dinner, Daisy was tired but
happy. ‘The best farmer in your
family isn’t your dad or your mum.
It’s you, Daisy!’ her grandfather said
‘That’s good because I want to be a farmer like you one day, Grandpa,’
Daisy answered!
6. Daisy was ................................. after all her work outside.
7.
Grandfather said Daisy was the ................................. in her
family.
Talk about the differences